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the sense clearer. The change of inibi into mihi is easily explained. — Lorica is not 
infrequently used in the sense of enclosure for protection. Cf. Ammian. 24, 5, 18: 
* Erat etiam in hac eadem regione extentum spatium et rotundum loricae ambitu cir- 
cumclausum destinatas regiis voluptatibus continens feras." Apul. Met. 6, 30, 448: 
* Iam domus eorum extremam loricam perveneramus;” Hildebrand explaining the 
word by ambitio or vepígoxos. Vitr. 2, 8, 18: “Cum enim in tecto tegulae fuerint 
fractae aut a ventis deiectae, qua possit ex imbribus aqua perpluere, non patietur lorica 
testacea laedi laterem sed proiectura coronarum reiiciet extra perpendiculum stillas, et 
ea ratione servabit integras lateritiorum parietum structuras.” The definition of Petro- 
nius has perhaps special reference to the application of lorica or loricula in trans- 
lating the Hebrew term qb ny, or the ereód»» of the LXX., in Deut. xxii. 8. 
Cf. J. Lipsius, Poliorc. 2, 2.* 
16. Reuma. The word should of course be written rheuma, being the Greek 
pedua in its medical signification. 
17. Scutra. The Cod. Ricc. has undoubtedly the correct reading. "The word occurs 
in Cato de R. R. 157, 11: * ubi in scutra (al. scutea, scrutha, schutra, chutra) ferve- 
feceris, foetae sub sellam supponito pertusam ;" and Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 8: * Bene ut in 
scutris (stutris, strutris, strutheis) concaleant.” There being in both passages a variety 
of readings, this article tends to confirm the reading scutra. 
18. Amulae or Annile. The Cod. Vat. gives the better reading; the change in the 
Cod. Ricc. of amulae into annile is easily explained. The word should, however, be 
written amullae, being the Latinized form of the modern Greek ayovara, bottle, vial, 
which is unquestionably derived from ampulla, or the vulgar form amula t or amulla, 
a corruption of ampulla. It appears probable in general, as indicated in this instance, 
that.many words of the modern Greek were derived from the lingua rustica. That 
the term amullae is, in meaning, closely connected with scutra, is apparent from the 
connecting particle vero. 
e Most Latin translations of the Old Testament € the Hebrew term by murus or septum. | Së 
mus translates, “facies murum tecti per circuitum ;” Osiander, 4 facies murum, peribolum, tecti per cir- ` 
 euitum." The translation of Imman. Tremellius and Franc. Junius has “facies loricam ad tectum tuum,” ae 
and adds in a note, “ vel loricationem, i. Opiyropa sive mepiBodor, ut Graecis appellatur, i in solariis et planis. | d 
aedificiorum tectis, ut tecta Palaestinae sunt, necessarium," The LXX translates: «al momes orepávy : 
ze Sópart. Rosenmüller, i in his Scholia, Me the word ; Moya: 6 ambitus, lori ca, septum peribolum des 
cumcirca, a radice "py, — retinuit;" Gesenius, in his Thesaurus, “lorica, qua | teet om | EST 
nequis delabatur.” 
t Cf. Du Canges Glossarium, s v. —Á 
